diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bbcd646..411e9aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Word under cursor will be searched if no argument is passed to `Rg`
 | g:rg_derive_root     | false                     | true if you want to find project root from cwd
 | g:rg_root_types      | ['.git']                  | list of files/dir found in project root
 | g:rg_window_location | botright                  | quickfix window location
+| g:rg_use_local_list  | 0						   | use local list instead of quickfix for search
     
 ## misc
 
diff --git a/plugin/vim-ripgrep.vim b/plugin/vim-ripgrep.vim
index 7188001..62df376 100644
--- a/plugin/vim-ripgrep.vim
+++ b/plugin/vim-ripgrep.vim
@@ -24,6 +24,24 @@ if !exists('g:rg_window_location')
   let g:rg_window_location = 'botright'
 endif
 
+if !exists('g:rg_use_local_list')
+  let g:rg_use_local_list = 0
+endif
+
+let s:rg_window_cmd = 'copen'
+let s:rg_grep_cmd = 'grep! '
+if g:rg_use_local_list != 0
+	let s:rg_window_cmd = 'lopen'
+	let s:rg_grep_cmd = 'lgrep! '
+end
+
+fun! s:get_match_len()
+	if g:rg_use_local_list != 0
+		return len(getloclist(0))
+	end
+	return len(getqflist())
+endfun
+
 fun! g:RgVisual() range
   call s:RgGrepContext(function('s:RgSearch'), '"' . s:RgGetVisualSelection() . '"')
 endfun
@@ -61,9 +79,9 @@ fun! s:RgSearch(txt)
   if &smartcase == 1
     let l:rgopts = l:rgopts . '-S '
   endif
-  silent! exe 'grep! ' . l:rgopts . a:txt
-  if len(getqflist())
-    exe g:rg_window_location 'copen'
+  silent! exe s:rg_grep_cmd . l:rgopts . a:txt
+  if s:get_match_len()
+    exe g:rg_window_location s:rg_window_cmd
     redraw!
     if exists('g:rg_highlight')
       call s:RgHighlight(a:txt)